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Testament (1983) [PG]

Release Date:
November 4, 1983

Original Title:
Testament

Alternate Titles:
Herança Nuclear

Genres:
Drama | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
American Playhouse
Entertainment Events
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  US: PG 

Runtime: 90

They never had a chance to see their children grow up. To watch each other grow old. To fix up the house, to take that vacation. Because it only took an instant to shatter their dreams.

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It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.

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Additional Photography:
Charles Minsky

Art Direction:
Linda Pearl

Associate Producer:
Andrea Asimow

Casting:
Margery Simkin

Costume Design:
Julie Weiss

Director:
Lynne Littman

Director of Photography:
Steven Poster

Editor:
Suzanne Pettit

First Assistant Director:
Peter Bogart
William Hassell

Gaffer:
Ray Boyle

Hairstylist:
Marilyn Poucher

Makeup Artist:
Tonya Wexler

Original Music Composer:
James Horner

Producer:
Lynne Littman
Jonathan Bernstein

Production Design:
David Nichols

Screenplay:
John Sacret Young

Second Assistant Director:
Ralph S. Singleton
Richard Graves

Set Decoration:
Waldemar Kalinowski

Special Effects:
Chuck E. Stewart

Story:
Carol Amen

Stunt Coordinator:
Jesse Wayne

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